The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-24
4 FURRY Over Battle Flags.

There are number of Confederate
flags at Washington aud at the capi.ols
Of some of the Northern States which
We're captured il the various battles of
the late civil var, and there are Eum.
Der o! Union flags in the capitols OF the
Southern States which were likewise
captured in battle. There has lately
been a movement Tor restorat ion of all
the flags 10 tnsiT respective States, and
application has been made from some of
the Northern States foT the return Of
their own battle flags which are PTesIIv-
ed al Washington. The idea impressed
the President fayO-ably and the Adju-
tant-GeDeral was directed TO address
the Governors OF all the States and offer
to restore TO their respective States low
in charge of the War Department
Some of the political leaders of the
organized soldiers IF lhe North have be.
come IS frantic over this proposition as
II 4 new armed rebellion had broken
out and was about 10 plunge the country
into bloody war again. The President,
seeing that his very proper purpose had
given offeuse 20 the weaker bTetheru,
and doubling, on consideration, the ex-
tent of his authority, has had the manly
courage 10 recall his proposition, and IL
may be hoped that this ridiculous furry
will subSide
In point OF fact, there is nothing to
Hurry about. /. both sides are sensible
I enough 10 exchange their trophies of the
war in shape of captured battle flags. il
would be highly cIeditable ali around :
I but II there are objections on either
/ side, let the flags alone. They are harm
+ less now, whether in Washington, Har.
| rls5urg or Richmond tbs issues thay
/ represented are inexorably settled and
I universally accepted and The flags can
/ remain "a one place as well as another.
The anclents erected of wood the
monuments to celebrate their victories
III civil wars, while their monuments 20
/ commemorate victories over hostile Ia.
( tlons were of stone or enduring metals.
1hey intended that the mementOes OF
. civil war should perish with the wars
they celebrated, while their victories
. over other people should stand for AL
time. They were wiser tLar the dema.
goguss OF to-day, who seem to have ne
! higher ambition than TO keep in perpet.
/ ual glow the embers of fraternal strife,
Senator Sumner was the first OF oul
American statesmen TO TeDeal the Hisf
! couuSels Of the ancieEJs by his PROPOSE
E!On IN the Senate to sfface the name OF
. ev y battlefield from the flags of the
: victorious soldiers of the Union. In the
. sudden ebu!li.iOn OF sectional hate tha;
+ followed the proposition when the
WOUNDS of the conflict were YET fresh in
, every home, the MASSACHUSETTS, Legisla.
. ture passed resolutions of censure but
a subsequenE Legislature, an the cool
reason OF equal patriotism, cxpuHged
the censuTe from the records.
IL the soldiers Df the blue and the
gray want TO exchange captured battle
hags, .ef then Go 81 If they want 70
Keep them, le. the flags remain where
they ale, for neither tue keeping nor the
exchanging Hlll revise a line of history.
or enlarge the her0ism under both flags
that Is now confessed rs the grAIdest Of
the world.-PhiIndelphia Record.